1
as in to possess
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles
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2
as in to accept
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone she refused to have him as a husband
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3
as in to produce
to bring forth from the womb
her grandmother had 11 children
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as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again
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as in to allow
to give permission for or to approve of
I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement
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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
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as in to hold
to keep in one's mind or heart
I have never had an unkind thought for him do you have an opinion?
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as in money
a wealthy person
a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots
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Recent Examples of have
Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Yet in Mbeumo and Cunha, the Portuguese coach now has the chance to reinvigorate his dual No 10 system with two proficient ball carriers.
—Peter South, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Charting a divided league’s haves and have-nots Ranking the top 25 college football teams: Who’s biggest winner after the spring portal window?
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Advertisement Second, Trump and Xi both have an interest in strengthening economic confidence at home.
—Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Yet in Mbeumo and Cunha, the Portuguese coach now has the chance to reinvigorate his dual No 10 system with two proficient ball carriers.
—Peter South, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Indeed, some are worried that the world will divide into the AGI haves and AGI have-nots, partially due to the exorbitant cost that AGI might involve.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Charting a divided league’s haves and have-nots Ranking the top 25 college football teams: Who’s biggest winner after the spring portal window?
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have
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The question of who ultimately possesses the authority to impose tariffs has remained the key to those who wish to challenge the tariffs, with an 11-judge panel appearing unconvinced that Trump can bypass Congress on the issue, particularly when looking at the IEEPA.—
Peter Aitken
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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No football player, including Underwood himself, strives in Pop Warner to possess his unique skill.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Democracy supporters opposed to the junta have warned the international community against falling for the military’s election plan, and say such a poll will never be accepted by the people.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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Another issue is that the short-term solutions — often called levers — previously deployed to raise money to spend on transfers have not always been accepted by La Liga, who want the club to be run in a more sustainable way.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Companies like OpenAI, Google, Meta and xAI are in the thick of it, racing to produce the smartest large language model (LLM) while facing strong rivals from Asia.—
James DiNardo,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Erin is expected to produce areas of heavy rainfall beginning late Friday, Aug. 15, and continuing through the weekend across the northernmost Leeward Islands, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, as well as southern and eastern Puerto Rico.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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But appearances can be deceiving because there's a lot of bright side here.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Language can easily deceive The deeper issue is that language itself is a tool of manipulation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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What would need to happen for people to experience their leisure as being in no way connected to labor?—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
14 Aug. 2025
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In Baltimore, officials announced in July that the city experienced a 23% decrease in homicides and a 20% drop in non-fatal shootings during the first half of the year as compared with 2024, and the number of homicides through June is the lowest it’s been in more than 50 years.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Madison Police Department allows pursuits only in cases where probable cause exists that a violent crime is about to be or has just been committed.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The move allowed Sanchez to go through waivers, where the Red Sox put in their claim on him.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Often in host countries with poor governance a gray economy emerges where undocumented migrants must bribe venal officials for documentation to live or work.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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That plan proved ill-fated, however, when he got caught trying to bribe a city official.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
30 July 2025
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He is being held without bond at the Washington County Detention Center.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Have.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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